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    TV Episode | 114 min | Documentary

Nova

D-Day's Sunken Secrets (Season 41, Episode 13)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 114 min | Documentary

Submersibles, underwater robots and 3D mapping tools are used to discover, identify and plot the relics on the sea floor near Normandy, France, the site of the Allies' D-Day invasion during World War II.
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Writers
Doug Hamilton (written by) | Marc Jampolsky (written by: MC4 Version) | Sylvain Pascaud (based on an original idea by: MC4 Version)
Composers
Bruno Courtin (original music: MC4 Version) | Christopher Rife (music)
Status
Edit Released
Updated May 28, 2014

Release date
May 28, 2014 (United States)

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Cast

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25 cast members
Name Known for
Peter Thomas
Narrator - World War II Veteran Narrator - World War II Veteran   See fewer
Andy Sherrell
Self - Sonar Team Director Self - Sonar Team Director   See fewer
Henry J. Hendrix
Self - Chief Historian, U.S.Navy (as Captain Henry J. Hendrix) Self - Chief Historian, U.S.Navy (as Captain Henry J. Hendrix)   See fewer
Rick Atkinson
Self - Author and Military Historian Self - Author and Military Historian   See fewer
Adrian Lewis
Self - Historian, U.S. Army Major (Ret.) Self - Historian, U.S. Army Major (Ret.)   See fewer
Chris Howlett
Self - Cartographer and Marine Scientist Self - Cartographer and Marine Scientist   See fewer
Nick Hewitt
Self - Naval Historian Self - Naval Historian   See fewer
James Booth
Self - Lieutenant, Royal Navy (as Jim Booth) Self - Lieutenant, Royal Navy (as Jim Booth)   See fewer
Chris Tubbs
Self - Forecaster, Met Office UK Self - Forecaster, Met Office UK   See fewer
Axel Niestlé
Self - German Military Historian (as Axel Niestle) Self - German Military Historian (as Axel Niestle)   See fewer
Robert Haga
Self - Yeoman, U.S. Navy Self - Yeoman, U.S. Navy   See fewer
Kermit Swanson
Self - Glider pilot, U.S. Air Force Self - Glider pilot, U.S. Air Force   See fewer
Don Patton
Self - Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.) Self - Colonel, U.S. Army (Ret.)   See fewer
Jerry Strahan
Self - Author and Higgins Biographer Self - Author and Higgins Biographer   See fewer
Ralph Wilbanks
Self - Underwater Archaeologist Self - Underwater Archaeologist   See fewer
Tom Czekanski
Self - Curator, National WWII Museum Self - Curator, National WWII Museum   See fewer
Bill Allen
Self - Corpsman, U.S. Navy, LST 523 Self - Corpsman, U.S. Navy, LST 523   See fewer
Charles Brennan
Self - Hydrographic Surveyor Self - Hydrographic Surveyor   See fewer
Patty Lee Allen
Self - Bill Allen's daughter Self - Bill Allen's daughter   See fewer
Ian Hammerton
Self - Captain, 22 Dragoons Self - Captain, 22 Dragoons   See fewer
E. Carver McGriff
Self - Pfc., U.S. Army 90th Infantry Div. Self - Pfc., U.S. Army 90th Infantry Div.   See fewer
Sylvain Pascaud
Self - D-Day Expedition Director Self - D-Day Expedition Director   See fewer
Tim Beckett
Self - Consulting Engineer Self - Consulting Engineer   See fewer
George Bigelow
Self - Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army Self - Staff Sergeant, U.S. Army   See fewer
Andrew Jackson Higgins
Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage)   See fewer
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